EVERY member of the team has a key role in Redcar Bears’ bid to get back to winning ways tonight.

That’s what Ridewell/Simpson Racing UK Bears manager Jitendra Duffill will be telling his troops ahead of this evening’s Premier League clash with Glasgow Tigers at South Tees Motorsports Park (7.30pm start).

Duffill’s side has slumped to home and away defeats by Workington in the KO Cup since storming to a superb away win over Leicester 12 days ago.

Now he’s calling on them to reproduce the form they showed against the Lions at Beaumont Park, but has warned they can’t afford to carry any passengers against a strong-looking Tigers side whose top names include former Redcar Rider of the Year James Grieves and Bears skipper Gary Havelock’s former Great Britain team-mate Joe Screen

“They are a tough side,” agreed Duffill, “and they have six riders who could potentially go out and score double figures.

“Nick Morris has been flying at reserve and we all know what Michal Rajkowski can do round our track, so that gives them a lot of strength in the lower order.

“With us using rider replacement it means that we need our reserves to be going well. We also need our heat leaders to do the job they are capable of doing.

“We need a contribution from everyone.

“When you have seven riders you can maybe carry someone but with six, we can’t afford any off nights.”

Glasgow have come away empty-handed from just one of their six PL matches this season.

But they lost the first leg of their KO Cup tie at Leicester - a result which will give the Bears heart.

“People say Leicester are a poor side, but that showed that they can be a good team on their home track,” said Duffill.

“We won there and that shows that our lads can do it.

“Jason Lyons’ return to form has been reassuring and Peter Juul went well in our away matches at Leicester and Workington.

“As I’ve said before, if we all click together we are a match for anyone.

“We need to put the cup defeat behind us and concentrate on the league now.”

Glasgow’s Christian Henry has lost his race to be fit for this evening’s meeting so the Tigers will continue to use rider replacement.

Meanwhile Matej Kus will become the first serving Bears rider to compete a Grand Prix after being handed the Czech GP wild card for the third year on the trot.

Kus, who also rides for Prague in the Czech League, dons the No 16 race jacket for the meeting at the Marketa Stadium in the country’s capital on May 28.